“The funding was key to developing my academic career, my relationships, and my understanding of the use and transfer of my research for real-life and business situations.”

As an undergraduate student majoring in pharmacology and minoring in environment studies at McGill University, I have always been interested in studying solutions to global problems like this.

Mitacs Globalink has given me the opportunity to explore all the avenues of animal welfare research that I never imagined I would be able to experience, as well as build strong connections with researchers in Brazil.

"The research experience... was a chance for me to familiarize myself with the facilities, knowledge-gaining opportunities, and international research scenarios at different universities."

Astronomy targets are not visible all year long, so I needed to apply for telescope time every couple of months to get observations of my targets. I was able to stay longer and collaborate in person at the Institute of Astronomy because of the Mitacs Globalink Award.

Our shared goals are to help companies obtain international certification and create higher quality fish products while increasing sustainability and efficiency in this resource-intensive industry.

It’s been a whirlwind of new experiences since I arrived in Vietnam two months ago. I am here to study seahorses, both underwater and those that are caught by fishing boats.

Alberto Solis Serrano, from Mexico’s Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León is the recipient of the Mitacs Undergraduate Award for Outstanding Innovation.

George Conidis, a PhD student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at York University is the recipient of the Mitacs PhD Award for Outstanding Innovation.

I benefited greatly from this arrangement, as it allowed me to connect with other scholars and archivists at various French institutions.

My research showed that this particular village is being negatively affected by factors like lack of fishing space, reduction in daily income, conflict with a nearby village, and lack of communication between fisher villages.

With the help of the Mitacs Globalink Research Award, I traveled to Tsinghua University, where I did field investigations into water policy.